Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Wednesday 17th August 2022
Last updated
Tue 16th Aug 22 at
4:50PM
A ridge of high pressure will bring an improving day with low cloud breaking to reveal occasional sunshine. However, the legacy of a front across Wales and S Pennines will give low cloud and patchy drizzle in the morning, but brighter conditions will arrive into the afternoon, and the gusty northeast wind will ease.
Cold start. Winds becoming light and hills clearing. Varying cloud amounts.
Northeasterly 15 to 20mph eastern most hills at first. Otherwise, winds varying 5-10mph or less. Becoming southerly 10-15mph late in the day.
Blustery start easternmost hills, but soon negligible across the area.
Rain very unlikely
A ridge of high pressure will afford a dry day across the area, once any isolated spots of rain from the early cloud clears.
Early cloud patches soon clearing off hills.
Any lingering areas of low cloud from overnight, will soon disperse in the morning to leave a mostly clear day across the hills.
80%
Variable cloud and sunny periods. High cloud filtering in from west later. Visibility very good or excellent.
3C lifting to 7 or 8C.
Above the summits, but a skim of grass frost some glens and corries at first.
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Thursday 18th August 2022
Last updated
Tue 16th Aug 22 at
4:50PM
Southwesterly 25 to 30mph, perhaps 35mph at times.
Blustery conditions; will impede walking at times through the day, particularly across the tops.
Occasional rain, mainly west.
Occasional rain and drizzle at times, mostly hills near and west of the A9. Further east, rainfall will be rare with hills substantially or completely dry.
Covering higher tops, mainly west.
Cloud will likely cover tops in fog for periods through the day, across hills near and west of the A9. Further east, hills often clear with only occasional patches.
30% in west, 60% in east.
Mostly cloudy, some sun breaking through at times in the east. Visibility sometimes poor in the west, very good in the east.
8 to 10C
Above the summits
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Friday 19th August 2022
Last updated
Tue 16th Aug 22 at
4:50PM
Southwesterly 15 to 30mph.
May impede walking at times over higher slopes.
Occasional showers
After a mainly dry start, a few showers will drift in from the west from late morning onwards. Easing away toward and into the evening.
Occasionally covering the tops
Cloud will come and go on the tops through day. Descending to 900-1100m at times, in and around showers. Tops in the east mostly clear.
60%
Occasional sun breaking through, most frequently in the east. Visibility good or very good, but lowering in showers.
7 to 9C
Above the summits
A more unsettled period of weather ahead over the coming week, as low pressure will be often anchored to the northwest of the British Isles. This will result in west to southwesterly winds prevailing, with periods of strong winds or even gales at times, with frequent rainfall across western mountains, and rainfall more occasional further east where the best of the dry and bright weather will occur. Generally cooler, but warm sectors will move in at times over England and Wales bringing an increase in humidity levels once again.